Roots 1-10 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Photos
[Põ Toss] light
PHOTOGRAPH-(graph-write,draw)-picture drawn by light
TELEPHOTO-(tele-distant)-light from far away
PHOTOMETER-(metron-measure)-a device which measures light
PHOTOTROPIC-(tropos-turn)-turning towards light
PHOTOPHILIA-(philia-love)-love of light
PHOTOPHOBIA-(phobos-fear)-fear or dislike of light
PHOTOSYNTHESIS-(syn-together,thesis-putting)-a process of putting things togetherby using light
Graph
[GRAFF] to write or draw
PHOTOGRAPH-(photo-light)-picture drawn by light
PHONOGRAPH-(phono-sound)-machine for writing(or recording) sound
TELEGRAPH-(tele-distant)-writing from far away
GRAPH-pictured information
LITHOGRAPH-(lithos-stone)-drawing made on a stone
GRAPHITE-black carbon used for drawing or writing
AUTOGRAPH-(autos-self)-to write one’s own name
PHONOGRAM-(phono-sound)-written symbol for a sound
HOLOGRAM-(holos-complete)-a three-dimensional photograph of a whole object
Tele
[TAY leh] far away, distant
TELEVISION-(video, visum(L.)-see)-seeing distant things
TELEPHONE-(phone-sound)-sound from far away
TELEGRAPH-(graph-write)-writing from a distance
TELEPHOTO-(photo-light)-light from far away
TELESCOPE-(skopeo-look at)-device for looking at distant objects
TELEPATHY-(pathos-feelings)-knowing how someone far away is feeling
TELETHON-(marathon-a battlefield in ancient greece)-a telephone fund raiser which runs on non-stop, as pheidippides ran after the battle of marathon
Metron
[ME tron] measure
METER-unit of measure-39.47 inches long
GEOMETRY-(geo-earth)-measurement of earth
OPTOMETRY-(opsis-light)
Tropos
[TROH poss] turning
TROPICS-the area of the earth from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricorn
TROPICAL-the climate of the earth in the tropics
PHOTOTROPIC-(photo-light)-turning toward light as leaves and flowers do
HELIOTROPE-(helios-sun)-a flower named for its tendency to turn toward the sun
TROPOPHILOUS-(philia-love)-plants or trees which like a change or turning of seasons-hot and cold, wet and dry
THERMOTROPISM-(thermos-heat)-turning toward heat(as cats do!)
Philia
[FL li ah] love,friendship
PHILOSOPHER-(sophia-wisdom)-one who loves wisdom
PHILADELPHIA-(adelphos-brother)-city of brotherly love
PHILANTRHOPIST-(anthropos-man)-one who cares about his fellow men
PHILLUMENIST-(lumen-light)-one who collects match covers
PHILOGYNISt-(gyne-woman)-one who loves women
PHILOLOGIST-(logo-word)-one who loves words
PHILTRE-love potion
ANGLOPHILE-(angli-english)-one who loves england
FRANCOPHILE-(francus-france)-one who loves france
Phobos
[FOH boss] fear
PHOBIA-irrational fear
AGORAPHOBIA-(agora-field)-fear of open space
CLAUSTROPHOBIA-(claustrum(L.)-lock or bolt)-fear of closed(locked or bolted)spaces
HYDROPHOBIA-(hydro-water)-disease which makes it difficult to swallow, thought to be fear of water
ZOOPHOBIA-(zoon-animal)-fear of animals
TOXIKOPHOBIA-(toxikos-poison)-fear of poison
PHOBOS-a moon of the planet Mars
Syn
[SOON] (SIN) with,together
SYMPATHY-(pathos-feeling)-to feel with someone else
SYMPHONY-(phone-sound)-sounds that go together
SYNTHESIS-(thesis-put,place)-putting together
SYNTHETIC-material made by putting chemicals together
PHOTOSYNTHESIS-(photo-light)-process by which light puts plant nutrients together to make green chlorophyl
SYNONYM-(onoma-name)-two words with same meaning
SYNAGOGUE-(ago-bring)-place to bring people together
SYNCHRONIZE-(chronos-time)-to do things at the same time
Thesis
TEH sis put, place, position
THESIS-a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons
THEME-an essay or composition on a certain subject with a statement and supporting reasons
PARENTHESIS-(para-beside)-a statement beside(or inside) a main sentence
SYNTHETIC-(syn-together)-elements put together to make a material like a natural one(synthetic rubber)
SYNTHESIZER-(syn-together)-instrument which puts sounds together like real musical instruments
Kinesis
[KI nay sis] movement
KINETIC-relating to movement of bodies
KINESIOLOGY-(logos-word or study)-study of human movement
KINESCOPE-(skopeo-look at)a machine which shows pictures of movements(old term for tv movies)
CINEMA-motion pictures(Greeks had no “c” . They used “k”.)
CINEMATOGRAPHER-motion picture photographer
